i don't think younis would be playing one dayers by then. so asim kamal would be there.
malik in one down position while asim kamal in number five. no place of kamran akmal. i think pakistan can do much better and there are alot of talented wicket keeper batsman in pakistan. it is time for them to be tried and given a chance. also a new fast bowler should be there in place of rao iftikhar. some one like mohmmad khalil, anwar ali or samiallah naizi.

Isn't Anderson 16? as the future of our fast bowling I think the selectors will be very careful with him. I would hope so anyway. Same goes for Williamson. I hope Jesse Ryder comes good though, I believe someone on here said he had more talent than Taylor but had a poor attitude. I don't know much about Todd Astle though, is he a relative of Nathan by any chance?

Yeah, Anderson and Williamson both 16 - just threw them out there as random selections. Don't think they'd put Williamson in so early, but I'm concerned about the young bowlers coming through - perhaps Hamish Bennett?

Yeah, Anderson and Williamson both 16 - just threw them out there as random selections. Don't think they'd put Williamson in so early, but I'm concerned about the young bowlers coming through - perhaps Hamish Bennett?

Todd Astle is only a distant relative of Nathan.

I have no faith in the sanity of our selectors. Ken Rutherford is a prime example. At 19 he was forced to open against the West Indies fast bowling attack when he was a middle order player. I am concerned for the young bowlers as well, because we have limited good seamers so they will probably be forced in fairly young. they better at least leave them alone until they are fully gorwn. The demands of international cricket on a fast seamer that is still growing will ruin our young talent IMO. I pray our selectors are not that stupid.

Originally Posted by Athlai

Jeets doesn't really deserve to be bowling.

Originally Posted by Athlai

Well yeah Tendy is probably better than Bradman, but Bradman was 70 years ago, if he grew up in the modern era he'd still easily be the best. Though he wasn't, can understand the argument for Tendy even though I don't agree.

Mustard is actually a really good prospect for the future. I saw him make an OD 100 last year, and he looked like a really good strokemaker, something that we desperately need.

Originally Posted by Top_Cat

1) Had double pneumonia as a kid, as did my twin sis. Doctors told my parents to pray that we lived through the night. Dad said **** off, I'm an atheist, you ****s better save my kids, etc. Then prayed anyway.

As I keep saying it's a nearly always a waste of time looking at career averages for looking at county players who could possibly play for England. He's a rapidly improving batsman, and so his early averages were awful and even last season he batted at 7 sometimes which isn't his position and won't help. He ended up averaging 25 in List A cricket last season at a SR of over 100. He's averaging over 50 from just the two games this season at a SR of just under 100. His seasonal average will get better and he's only 24. Obviously you don't know how he'll perform in ODIs until he's picked - Geraint, Prior and Read have hardly done brilliantly even with some of them having a good county record and having a wicket-keeper who opens and attacks like Mustard (and who's left handed) would be very good for England's balance.